Merriam-Webster picks gender-neutral ‘they’ as word of 2019
The use of “they” to describe someone who does not identify as male or female gained ground on Tuesday, when US dictionary Merriam-Webster picked it as the word of 2019.…
BI rescues 6 trafficking victims at Iloilo airport
ILOILO City - Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the international airport here have intercepted six female trafficking victims trying to fly to Lebanon to work as domestic helpers. In a…
Make greater use of our water routes to ease traffic
THERE is good news for Cavite-Metro Manila commuters. “Water jeepneys” between the Cavite City Port Terminal and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Bay Terminal in Pasay City…
Titans
IN a span of one year, from November, 2018 to November, 2019, we lost three titans of industry in the Philippines – George Ty, Henry Sy, Sr., and John…
Inclusive Bangsamoro
A FEW weeks after the passage of the law on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and thereafter, the flurried appointments for the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA)…
I will give you rest
Gospel Reading: Mt 11:28-30 JESUS said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon…
Maxene Magalona, anorexic or bulimic?
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG ** THIS is the question asked by fans seeing Maxene Magalona’s recent bikini pictures. While there are those who liked how trim she looks, there are many…
Actor Miko Palanca dies at 41
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG ** FORMER actor Miko Palanca has passed away at 41. His family confirmed this in a statement sent to ABS-CBN News. "We are extremely saddened by the…
Eric Cray retains SEAG 400 hurdles crown
CAPAS, Tarlac – Fil-Am Eric Cray captured his third title in the 400-meter hurdles Tuesday in a fiery windup to the athletics competitions in the 30th Southeast Asian Games here.…
Controversial comeback
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG ** RETURNING actress Abby Viduya has come out to admit she is seeing actor-politician Jomari Yllana. She told Pep.ph, “We just mutually decided that it’s time for…
Police: Kidnapped woman in Makati is a POGO worker
Police confirmed Tuesday that the woman who was kidnapped by car-riding men in Makati City on Monday night is a POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) worker. Major Gideon Ines…
Kidnapping cases increase – PNP
The number of kidnapping cases in the country has ballooned to at least 75 cases in the past three years, with the police attributing the sharp increase to casino…
Extraordinary title win for PH bets in SEA Games
BY NICK GIONGCO CLARKFIELD, Pampanga – As the cauldron gets extinguished Wednesday night and as the athletes, officials and delegates return to their respective countries, the Philippine Southeast Asian Games…
Cash windfall for SEA Games winners
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA AND JONAS TERRADO TRULY a Merry Christmas to all Filipino SEA Games winners. To celebrate the country’s successful title campaign in the 30th edition of the biennial meet,…
